Subscribe to Skulls in the Stars’s news feed.
Click on “Follow” and decide if you want to get news from Skulls in the Stars via RSS, as email newsletter, via mobile or on your personal news page.
Subscription to Skulls in the Stars comes without risk as you can unsubscribe instantly at any time.
You can also filter the feed to your needs via topics and keywords so that you only receive the news from Skulls in the Stars which you are really interested in. Click on the blue “Filter” button below to get started.
Title: Skulls in the Stars
Is this your feed? Claim it!
Preparing to write the final section for the second edition of my Singular Optics textbook that happens to be on, you guessed it, optical skyrmions! I thought I would try writing a non-technical explanation first to straighten out all the concepts in my head.
One of the big evolutions in the field of optical physics over the past twenty years has been the i...
Book 14 for my 2026 goal of 36 books for the year! Still keeping a decent pace. As usual, my link to the book is through my bookshop.org affiliate account, which means I may earn a small commission if you buy from there.
If you’re really familiar ...
Book 13 for my 2026 goal of 36 books for the year! Still keeping a decent pace.. As usual, my link to the book is through my bookshop.org affiliate account, which means I may earn a small commission if you buy from there.
I’ve been internet friend...
Okay, let’s look at a really cute physics demonstration that I found in a really unusual place and which has unexpected connections to optical physics! The demonstration in question is set up as follows: attach a string to a 1 inch diameter cork ball, and swing the ball into a stream of falling water from a tap. The result? The ball feels almost magnetically attracted to the ...